Middle East
Newspaper: Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
April 19, 2015
Newspaper: Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, the…
Gaza sailors have a lot of bottle
April 18, 2015
Gaza sailors have a lot of bottle
With little to do and nowhere to go, five Palestinians stuck in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip came up with a…
Gunfire and explosions heard in Libyan capital
April 18, 2015
Gunfire and explosions heard in Libyan capital
Clashes broke out in a district and a suburb of Libya's capital on Saturday, home to groups opposing an alternative…
At least 27 dead in fighting in Yemen’s Taez
April 18, 2015
At least 27 dead in fighting in Yemen’s Taez
At least 27 people were killed in the Yemeni city of Taez in clashes between loyalist forces and rebels as…
Saddam aide, Iraqi insurgent leader al-Douri reported killed
April 18, 2015
Saddam aide, Iraqi insurgent leader al-Douri reported killed
Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, former right-hand man to late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and a leader of Iraq's Sunni insurgency, has…
Car bomb kills 3 outside US consulate in Iraq’s Kurdish capital
April 18, 2015
Car bomb kills 3 outside US consulate in Iraq’s Kurdish capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people on Friday outside the US consulate in Erbil, in…
Afghanistan suicide blast kills 33, injures more than 100
April 18, 2015
Afghanistan suicide blast kills 33, injures more than 100
A suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 outside a…
UN nuclear watchdog says had ‘constructive’ talks with Iran
April 16, 2015
UN nuclear watchdog says had ‘constructive’ talks with Iran
The UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it had a "constructive exchange" this week with Iran on two issues related…
Austrian president ‘likely’ to visit Iran this year
April 16, 2015
Austrian president ‘likely’ to visit Iran this year
Austrian President Heinz Fischer will probably visit Iran this year and may take a business delegation along should Tehran clinch…
UN peace envoy to Yemen resigns amid crisis
April 16, 2015
UN peace envoy to Yemen resigns amid crisis
The UN peace envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, has resigned, the UN said Wednesday, after losing support from Gulf countries…